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Maple sugaring in Livingston County, New York

Livingston County had 26 maple operations and 6,853 taps in the 2022 Census. Around Geneseo, sap usually runs from February 20 to March 28. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 137 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 20
typical year
Season ends
Mar 28
about 5 weeks
Sap days / season
41.6
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
6,853
#39 of 50 in NY

Sap-flow outlook at Geneseo right now

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Forecast for Geneseo, NY

Updated Oct 6, 9:58 AM EDT

Off-season for now. Sap needs freezing nights, and none are in sight. Livingston County's season usually opens around February 20, which is 137 days away.

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    43° / 68°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    51° / 64°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    42° / 61°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    42° / 66°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    50° / 71°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    54° / 68°
    No refreeze forecast

Data: National Weather Service. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

When the sap runs

The sugaring calendar at Geneseo

Freeze-thaw weather at Geneseo peaks in the weeks of Feb 9 to Apr 6, which hold about 52% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 20 – Mar 280246Week of Dec 1: 1.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 1.6 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.4 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 2: 1.6 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 9: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 16: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 2.6 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 2.9 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 2.6 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 2.2 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 1.2 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 0.8 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.6 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 11: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 18: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 25: 0.0 sap days on averageDecJanFebMarAprMaytaps in ~Feb 20
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at Geneseo, 1991–2026. A sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. The shaded band is the typical season.

Year-to-year spread

Opening signal
Median Feb 24; the middle half of seasons fell between Feb 16 and Mar 5. Earliest Jan 25 (2017), latest Mar 12 (1996).
Closing signal
Median Mar 28; middle half between Mar 20 and Apr 5. Earliest Feb 27 (2017), latest Apr 16 (1996).
Sap days by month
Dec21%Jan15%Feb19%Mar29%Apr15%May1%

36 seasons of sap weather

Livingston County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at Geneseo was 2012 with 58 freeze-thaw days; the leanest was 2010 with 27. Seasons that start early tend to end early too: the trees run on the swing between freezing nights and mild days, and heat ends it.
JanFebMarAprMaysap days20262026: Feb 16 – Mar 20, 38 sap days3820252025: Feb 21 – Mar 28, 36 sap days3620242024: Jan 31 – Mar 3, 32 sap days3220232023: Feb 20 – Mar 27, 53 sap days5320222022: Feb 24 – Mar 31, 47 sap days4720212021: Feb 21 – Mar 21, 41 sap days4120202020: Feb 14 – Mar 19, 54 sap days5420192019: Mar 4 – Apr 5, 44 sap days4420182018: Feb 24 – Mar 31, 46 sap days4620172017: Jan 25 – Feb 27, 33 sap days3320162016: Feb 9 – Mar 13, 51 sap days5120152015: Mar 12 – Apr 1, 31 sap days3120142014: Mar 9 – Apr 7, 42 sap days4220132013: Mar 5 – Apr 7, 48 sap days4820122012: Feb 8 – Mar 12, 58 sap days5820112011: Mar 6 – Apr 7, 27 sap days2720102010: Feb 23 – Mar 28, 27 sap days2720092009: Feb 26 – Mar 31, 35 sap days3520082008: Mar 5 – Apr 5, 37 sap days3720072007: Feb 21 – Mar 24, 32 sap days3220062006: Feb 4 – Mar 9, 40 sap days4020052005: Mar 3 – Mar 30, 38 sap days3820042004: Feb 24 – Mar 25, 35 sap days3520032003: Mar 8 – Apr 12, 40 sap days4020022002: Feb 8 – Mar 13, 53 sap days5320012001: Mar 9 – Apr 5, 38 sap days3820002000: Feb 3 – Mar 8, 45 sap days4519991999: Feb 27 – Mar 28, 49 sap days4919981998: Feb 20 – Mar 26, 41 sap days4119971997: Feb 25 – Apr 1, 42 sap days4219961996: Mar 12 – Apr 16, 48 sap days4819951995: Feb 15 – Mar 12, 50 sap days5019941994: Mar 9 – Apr 9, 37 sap days3719931993: Mar 9 – Apr 7, 36 sap days3619921992: Mar 8 – Apr 8, 51 sap days5119911991: Feb 19 – Mar 21, 42 sap days42
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at Geneseo. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Livingston County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Livingston County the 2022 Census found 26 farms making syrup (+53% since 2017), with taps +337% and syrup output +371% over the same five years. That works out to about 0.23 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022 (0.21 in 2017). Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Livingston County ranks 163 by taps.

Livingston County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
2022266,8531,5630.23
2017171,5693320.21

Nearby

Neighboring maple counties

Distances are between reference towns; typical dates are each county's own estimate.

About these numbers

The season dates are estimated from 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures for the PRISM 4-km grid cell at Geneseo (627ft), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast: a sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. Each season's closing signal is the last sap day before accumulated warmth reaches a threshold, and the opening signal sits five weeks before that, never earlier than the first real freeze-thaw week. Tested against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates, the rule lands within 5.5 days of the reported close and 6.6 days of the reported opening on average, and the typical dates shown here are scaled to New York's USDA record (12 years). Production figures are copied from the Census as published. Full method, calibration tables and the downloadable dataset →

Sources · 6

  1. 1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — New York, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
  2. 2.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu
  3. 3.Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) web services · NOAA Regional Climate Centers
  4. 4.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
  5. 5.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
  6. 6.GeoNames gazetteer (cities500), CC BY 4.0 · GeoNames

FAQ

Livingston County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Livingston County, New York?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 20 near Geneseo and the season winds down around March 28. Have your taps in a day or two before the first forecast string of freezing nights and 40 °F days. In the past 36 seasons the weather signal came as early as Jan 25 and as late as Mar 12.
How much maple syrup does Livingston County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 26 maple operations in Livingston County with 6,853 taps producing 1,563 gallons of syrup, ranking 39 of 50 New York's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Livingston County get in a season?
On average 41.6 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at Geneseo, of which about 13.4 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 2012 (58 sap days); the leanest was 2010 (27).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at Geneseo (PRISM 4-km grid), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast, then calibrated against USDA's reported season dates for New York. They describe a typical year at one point in the county; your sugarbush, slope and elevation can shift them by days.

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